On a snowy day in the quiet town of Kumamoto, dozens of Japanese office workers in safety helmets and sneakers crouch low on ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Japan is a place where passions, hobbies and interests aren’t just encouraged, they’re deemed as being essential to a healthy society — ...

While plenty of gearheads dream of sitting behind the wheel of a sports car with a Ferrari badge. Sadly, very few have the pocketbooks to make it happen. So, while the dream will probably never truly ...

Miata is always the answer (M.I.A.T.A.). Yup, this saying is as tired as a 100,000-mile clutch, but at just $31,665 in the U.S., Mazda's MX-5 Miata is the cheapest dedicated sports car — and perhaps ...

Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...

Baseball has long been the national pastime in the United States, but it’s Japan that has dominated the sport on a global level at the World Baseball Classic. When Shohei Ohtani struck out Mike Trout ...

After documented suffering by Japanese athletes and insufficient mechanisms to report abuse, the government’s efforts to end mistreatment in sports are a positive step. However, effective ...

It was destined that Louie would be passionate about cars before it became a conscious choice. And once it did, there was nothing else on his mind. With a childhood automotive brain like a database, ...

Japan is a place where passions, hobbies and interests aren’t just encouraged, they’re deemed as being essential to a healthy society — a concept known as ikigai. It’s no surprise, then, that this is ...